2021
Novel 15-mm-long lumen-apposing metal stent for endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections located ≥10 mm from the luminal wall
Zhang LY, Kunda R, Aerts M, Messaoudi N, Pawa R, Pawa S, Robles-Medranda C, Oleas R, Al-Haddad MA, Obaitan I, Muniraj T, Fabbri C, Binda C, Anderloni A, Tarantino I, Bejjani M, Ghandour B, Singh V, Khashab MA. Novel 15-mm-long lumen-apposing metal stent for endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections located ≥10 mm from the luminal wall. Endoscopy 2021, 54: 706-711. PMID: 34905796, DOI: 10.1055/a-1682-7095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrainage of PFCsLumen-apposing metal stentsPancreatic fluid collectionsFluid collectionClinical successLuminal wallEndoscopic ultrasound-guided drainageUltrasound-guided drainageEUS-guided drainageLumen-apposing metalPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesMulticenter studyTechnical successDuodenal wallEndoscopic ultrasoundMaximal diameterMetal stentsLAMS placementComplicationsPatientsRecurrenceOutcomesDrainagePresent outcomesFully covered metal biliary stents: A review of the literature
Lam R, Muniraj T. Fully covered metal biliary stents: A review of the literature. World Journal Of Gastroenterology 2021, 27: 6357-6373. PMID: 34720527, PMCID: PMC8517778, DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i38.6357.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Alternative uses of lumen apposing metal stents
Sharma P, McCarty TR, Chhoda A, Costantino A, Loeser C, Muniraj T, Ryou M, Thompson CC. Alternative uses of lumen apposing metal stents. World Journal Of Gastroenterology 2020, 26: 2715-2728. PMID: 32550749, PMCID: PMC7284179, DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i21.2715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and the management of pancreatic cancer
Yousaf MN, Chaudhary FS, Ehsan A, Suarez AL, Muniraj T, Jamidar P, Aslanian HR, Farrell JJ. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and the management of pancreatic cancer. BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2020, 7: e000408. PMID: 32414753, PMCID: PMC7232396, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2020-000408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic RetrogradeEarly DiagnosisEndosonographyFemaleGastroenterologyHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationMaleMedical OncologyPancreatic NeoplasmsPatient Care ManagementPrevalenceRadiologyRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSensitivity and SpecificityStentsSurgical OncologyConceptsManagement of patientsPancreatic cancerEndoscopic ultrasoundIdentification of patientsCancer-related mortalityPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaSurgical candidatesMedical oncologyPancreatic malignancyDuctal adenocarcinomaRadiological imagingTherapeutic roleSurgical oncologyDiagnostic evaluationEarly diagnosisMultidisciplinary involvementInterventional endoscopyCancerPatientsWestern countriesOncologyManagementAdenocarcinomaMalignancyEndoscopy
2019
Perforation of the duodenum 2 weeks after lumen-apposing metal stent placement for malignant pyloric stricture
Muniraj T, Salem R, Olave-Martinez M, Suarez A, Aslanian HR. Perforation of the duodenum 2 weeks after lumen-apposing metal stent placement for malignant pyloric stricture. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2019, 89: 1069-1070. PMID: 30639540, DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2019.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic Fluid Collections
Muniraj T, Jamidar PA, Nealon WH, Aslanian HR. Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic Fluid Collections. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2017, 51: 19-33. PMID: 27548730, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000644.Peer-Reviewed Original Research